# Aleks Paunovic

Aleks Paunovic (born June 29, 1969) is a Canadian actor. Some of his many roles include prospector Jim McAllister on drama TV series Arctic Air (2012–2014), Julius on fantasy horror drama series Van Helsing (2016–2021), imposing warrior Wygar Oak on the second season of Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (2017) and Bojan "Boki" Boscovic on dystopian thriller series Snowpiercer (2020–2024).

## Biography

Paunovic is from Winnipeg, Manitoba, and "three generations of fighters" are in his family. His father is of Serbian descent, and his mother is of Croatian ancestry. His grandfather, father and uncle were all champion boxers in Yugoslavia, and he was a champion boxer until a shoulder injury ended his career. Paunovic was in a rock band before he got an acting job at his first audition. He supports the Red Cross/Impact Anti-Bullying Campaign, as he had been bullied as a child.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2002 | Wishmaster: The Prophecy Fulfilled | Brick | Direct-to-video |
| 2002 | 'I Spy | Bob | |
| 2004 | Seven Times Lucky | Sacco | |
| 2007 | Taming Tammy | Sy | |
| 2008 | Heart of a Dragon | Tim | |
| 2009 | Personal Effects | Tom | |
| 2009 | Driven to Kill | Tony Links | Direct-to-video |
| 2010 | Transparency | Linder | |
| 2010 | Blood: A Butcher's Tale | Tony Links | Direct-to-video |
| 2010 | Guido Superstar: The Rise of Guido | Hubs Cappa | |
| 2011 | In the Name of the King 2: Two Worlds | Allard | Direct-to-video |
| 2012 | Charlie | Earnest | |
| 2013 | The Marine 3: Homefront | Gabriel | Direct-to-video |
| 2014 | Feed the Gods | Pete | |
| 2014 | What an Idiot | Caleb | |
| 2015 | Badge of Honor | Samuel | |
| 2015 | Dead Rising: Watchtower | Logan | Película en streaming |
| 2015 | Vendetta | Griffin Abbott | |
| 2015 | Blackway | Skell | |
| 2015 | Numb | Lee | |
| 2016 | Kindergarten Cop 2 | Zogu | Direct-to-video |
| 2017 | A Very Sordid Wedding | Hardy | |
| 2017 | War for the Planet of the Apes | Winter | |
| 2018 | Siberia | Yefrem | |
| 2018 | Freaks | Robert Kraigen | |
| 2019 | Cold Pursuit | Det. Osgard | |
| 2019 | Puppet Killer | Jamie | |
| 2019 | Volition | Terry | |
| 2020 | Chained | Jim | |
| 2021 | Zero Contact | Trevor Williams | |
| 2023 | The Silent Service | Logan Steiger | Japanese film |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1994 | Heads | Roderick | Película para televisión |
| 2002 | Jeremiah | Stomp | Episode: "Red Kiss" |
| 2002 | Stargate SG-1 | Shaq'rel | Episode: "Redemption: Parts 1 & 2" |
| 2002 | Christmas Rush | Petrovich | Película para televisión |
| 2002 | John Doe | Pavel Kovarik | Episode: "Manifest Destiny" |
| 2003 | The Crooked E: The Unshredded Truth About Enron | Lazarri | Película para televisión |
| 2003 | Andromeda | Agio | Episode: "Vault of the Heavens" |
| 2003 | Picking Up & Dropping Off | Joey | Película para televisión |
| 2004 | Mutant X | Nick | Episode: "Divided Loyalties" |
| 2004 | Cold Squad | Cal Blannon | Episode: "Cock of the Walk" |
| 2005 | The Dead Zone | Matthew Meter | Episode: "The Last Goodbye" |
| 2005 | Chasing Christmas | Vincent | Película para televisión |
| 2005 | Painkiller Jane | Sgt. Frizelle | Película para televisión |
| 2005–2007 | Battlestar Galactica | Marine Sgt. Omar Fischer | Recurring role |
| 2006 | Whistler | Vic Mostov | Episode: "The Looks of Love" |
| 2006 | Supernatural | Sean's Friend | Episode: "Crossroad Blues" |
| 2006 | Kraken: Tentacles of the Deep | Ike | Película para televisión |
| 2006 | Psych | Security Guard | Episode: "Spellingg Bee" |
| 2007 | Maneater | Sgt. Winshiser | Película para televisión |
| 2007 | Bionic Woman | Curtis | Episode: "Sisterhood" |
| 2007 | Stargate Atlantis | Rakai | Episode: "Reunion" |
| 2008 | Smallville | Orderly | Episode: "Labyrinth" |
| 2009 | Fireball | Draven | Película para televisión |
| 2009 | Sanctuary | The Duke | Episode: "Penance" |
| 2010 | Supernatural | Skinwalker (Pack Leader's Second in Command) | Episode: "All Dogs Go To Heaven" |
| 2010 | Human Target | Alexei Volkov | Episode: "Embassy Row" |
| 2010 | Riverworld | Bernardo | Película para televisión |
| 2010 | Caprica | William Adama Sr. | Episode: "The Dirteaters" |
| 2010 | Gotta Grudge? | Big Al | Television para series |
| 2011 | InSecurity | Victor | Episode: "Keeping Up with the Laslovs" |
| 2011 | Smallville | OrderlyThug #1 | 2 episodes |
| 2012 | The Christmas Consultant | Boris Tartakov | Película para televisión |
| 2012–2014 | Arctic Air | Jim McAllister | Recurring role |
| 2013 | Republic of Doyle | Angus Farris | Episode: "The Common Wealth" |
| 2013 | Eve of Destruction | Ruslan | Miniseries para televisión |
| 2013 | Chupacabra vs. the Alamo | Agent Perez | Película para televisión |
| 2013 | Once Upon a Time | Berkley | Episode: "The Evil Queen" |
| 2013 | Hell on Wheels | Anton Hersch | Episode: "Cholera" |
| 2013 | Psych | Serbian #1 | Episode: "Lassie Jerky" |
| 2013 | Christmas Bounty | Manucci | Película para televisión |
| 2014 | Parked | Hector | Episode: "Pilot (DADS)" |
| 2014 | Far from Home | Dale Cottonwood | Película para televisión |
| 2014 | Zapped | Ted | Película para televisión |
| 2014 | Psych | Bartender | Episode: "Cog Blocked" |
| 2014–2015 | The 100 | Gustus | Recurring role |
| 2015 | iZombie | Julien DuPont | Recurring role; 8 episodes |
| 2015 | Ghost Unit | Jadranko | Episode #1.1 |
| 2015 | Continuum | Rollins | Recurring role |
| 2015 | Dashing Through the Snow | Blade | Película para televisión |
| 2016 | Supernatural | Gunner Lawless | Episode: "Beyond the Mat" |
| 2016 | Motive | Sgt. Fred Blunt | 2 episodes |
| 2016–2021 | Van Helsing | Julius | Main role |
| 2017 | Zoo | Dallas | 2 episodes |
| 2017 | Hard Days, Wet Nights | Woodrow | Televisión para series |
| 2017 | Hell's Kitchen | Himself | Guest diner; Reality series Episode: "Catch of the Day" |
| 2017 | Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency | Wygar Oak | Recurring role; 6 episodes |
| 2018 | Arrow | C.O. Felton | 2 episodes |
| 2020–2024 | Snowpiercer | Bojan "Boki" Boscovic | Recurring role |
| 2021 | Hawkeye | Ivan Banionis | Recurring role; 4 episodes |
| 2024 | The Silent Service | Logan Steiger | 6 episodes |

### Web

| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
| 2011 | Mortal Kombat: Legacy | Shao Khan | Episode: "Kitana & Mileena: Parts 1 & 2" | |

## Awards and nominations

For his role of Julius in Van Helsing, Paunovic has been nominated three times for Leo Awards: in 2018 - Best Lead Performance by a Male: Dramatic Series, in 2019 - Best Supporting Performance by a Male: Dramatic Series, and in 2022 - Best Lead Performance by a Male: Dramatic Series.